Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 33, Petersburg, Pike County, 23 December 1898 — Page 1

LOCAL HAPPENINGS! •Gathered on the Fly by The Democrat’s Reporters, Hews Items From Here, There and Everywhere.

£urt, City and Persona! Items In an Abreyiated Form. % You Wtu K'iud Them All tudet ThU lleadlu|. \ . Removal sale at the New York store. Save money by buying your goods at the New York st*t. Genta’fine dressed kid gloves only #1.00, at Star Clothing House. John O. Milev is a* Haubetadt this week superintending the erection of a large irou •bridge. . ; __• The Presbyterian church is now lighted by the incande>eant system, which is a j’reat improvement. C G. Ward will sell from December Poth to December 34th, goed mixed candy for five cents par pound. i>ee his Christmas dine. _ •__ Brotnoltne will curt a cold while you sleep,, No cure.no pay. 35 cents. For .sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen aud Oliphant._■ _ 86-tf tjuinona positively cures chilis and fever when other .remedies fail. No cure, rio pay. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. 86-tf B. J. Haines returned Wednesday morning from Indiaiuipolis, where he attended a meeting of the gold mining company, of which be is a dim..!or. . Cake walk given at the A. M« E. church Monday evening, December 36th, at half g»st eight o’clock. Goine everybtxly. Admission, adults. 20’cents; children, 15 cents. Circuit court adjourned iast Saturday after being in session five weeks. The next -term begins the first Monday in February A large number of cases were disposed of ^during the term. The M. K. Sunday ichtol will give their Christmas entertainment Saturday evening A splendid cantata “A’ Dream of Fairy]%>d“ and entertain^**. has tacit prepared for the occasion.* Admission, ten tents. Car load of potatoes just received, and will be sold at 55 cents per bushel; are suitable for seed potatoes and it will pay farmers and others to buy now. 31*41 Wtugux Litas.

An unknown exchange.presents u thusty: How dear %a our heart* is the«cwh m» subscription, when the prompt paying subscri•ber presents it to view; but the man who don't nay we refrain from *i«*riptio«, for perhaps, gentle reader, that man might be you. Mrs. John Nichols, aged 87 years, living near Rogers, died Monday morning after a lingering illness of consumption. The funeral was conducted Wednesday morning by Rev. W. S. Rader, and interment at ’the Walnut Hills cemetery. She leaves a husband and two small children to mourn their kaw. _ The membership of the lower house of the recently elected Indiana legislature is divided among the trades and' callings’ as follows: Insurance, 8; lawyers, 16; editors, |; farmers, lb. manufacturers, t; physicians 8; printers, 2; teachers,2: bankers.;!: tx‘okkeepers, 1; court reporters, 2; contractors. 1; plumbers, I. There are ai»oin the body Otoe*ex-mayor and «.ne county auditor. The following was written by a woman, and it fc evident that her opiniug of the “lord of creation" is not exalted: * ‘Man is a two-legged animal that chews tobacco and walks on the forked ead. Most men are bora; are new heard of but ooe that wasn’t, and he was made of mud, just for a sample. Man's life is full of disappointments, growls and cob pipes. He goes forth like a lion in the morning and Wove* the wood for his wife to chop, and in the -evening sneaketh home with his punts ripped and raises gain about hard times. He Has the grippe on road-working days and walks twentr miles to a circus. He will chase jack rabbits four miles through tb* snow, and then borrow a horse to ride hall f mile to a pust-oflka. |J. ' f

Removal sale at the New York store. Go to H. H. Tislow for ail kinds of watch and clock repairs. 38* Miss Maine Shroades of Union, is the guest of the Misses Coats this week; Gents’ fine silk umbrellas; just the thing' I for a nice present, at Star Clothing House. Fred Smith, thr^undertaker, was called to Washington Tuesday on professional business. C. L. Holcomb will spend the holidays at Fort Branch visiting his parents and other friends. ! _ Remember the New York store is closing out its stock of men’s overcoats at the very lowest prices. Charles A. Coffey, wife and son leave today for Spencer, where they will visit during the holidays. George B. Ashby left Tuesday on a business trip through Tennessee. He will be absent several da vs. _~jt_ The Democrat wishes its many readers a merry Christmas and a happy and j prosperous new year. Prof. W. H. Foreman, superintendent of j the city schools, visited the city schools of j Evansville last Tuesday. C. G. Ward will sell from December 15th ! to December 24th. good mixed candy for pfivc cents per .oaod- See his Christmas | line.' ___32-2 I Senorets cure chronic constipation, kidj ney and liver complaint. Price 35 cents.; For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and; Oiiphant. _ , i 36-tf The infant child of Mrs. Kate Falk, j Ijogan township, died Tuesday and was buried the day following at the Wilson cemetery. Senorets purify the blood and beautify I the complexion. Cure constipation. 25 cents. For >ale by Paul Bros, and Bergen | and Oiiphant, * 36-tf j The county superintendents association, teachers -association and trustees association meets at Indianapolis next week. Several! from this countv will attend.

Terr* Haute had a million dollar fire .Monday night. Several of the largest business bouse* of that city wojre burned out. Several lives were lost and many persons were badly injured. Fgie eotT. es, J. p. Bruiting & Son's guarantee brand, in the new oge pound, sealed air tight paj<ers. Ja\ Guatemala, Golden Rio and other fine varieties, for sale bv Win. Ijiib.-. G. T. Kime and others. 32-8 Karl Burger, who is attending the Mct’ortniek seminary at Chicago, is at home to sj»ei:id the holidays with his parent.-. Frank Burger, who is attending school at Hanover, returned Wednesday morniug. If you are looking for something nice for presents for your lady or gentleman friend, see the fine line of handkerchiefs, gloves, neckwear and hats at the New York store, where you can buy them cheaper than any other place vo town. The citizens of Winslow have been talking for several months past of butldiug a town liall. It is understood that arrangements are neatly perfected and a large hall will be built during the coming year. The building will be two stories high with business rooms on the first floor. Thejynir Epworth League of the M. E. church at its last meeting elected the following officers to serve for one year: President. Helen Rader. -Vice-presidents, Bessie Parker. Susie Corn, Agues Hammond and Victoria Barrett. Secretary, Bessie Goad. Treasurer, Karl Morrison. • M. D. Hatch ford, member of the industrial commission and former president of tin? union mine-workers association, and John Mitchell of Illinois, acting national president of the miners association, together with the representatives of various states, are scheduled to meet at Pittsburg in a few days to oullme a plan of action at the interstate convention of operators nd miners to be held there uext month. The Pittsburg coal operators will hold a conference Wednesday to outline a plan of action. A stub- ’ born contest over the adjustment of the rate j for next year is predicted.

» Abraham Hoover, one of the well knows ! residents of Pike county, died at bis home | in Logan township last Friday. On . Wednesday morning he was suddenly \ stricken with paralysis from which he never gained UHisciousnes*. He was aged 81 | years and seven months, and come to Pike county 6i years ago, and was always held in tile the highest esteem by all who knew him. Hit aged wife to whom be was united in marriage $3 years ago and ten children survive him.. The funeral services were conducted Sunday last by Rev. William Me Roberts at the Union church Iand interment at the I. O. G. F. cemetery. The deceased was born m Knott county. I' The funeral was largely attended by his many friends who had known him lor a

Removal sale at the New York store. Miss Ola Woolsey visited friends at Oakland City Wednesday. Buy your blankets and comforts at cost at the New York store. Buy one of those fine puffy ties, only 56 emits, at Star Clothing House. Charles lrelaud and Miss Emma Lynch of Winslow, were married at Princeton one day last week. There are now twenty-six inmates at the county asylum. This is the largest number for several yea^-s. Michael Sweeney and Dick Milbum. Jasper attorneys, were here last Friday attending circuit court. The six-year-old son of Thomas Jones, Madison township, was buried Wednesday at the Bowman cemetery.

C. G. Ward will sell from December 15th to December 24th, good mixed eandv for five cents per pound. See his Christmas line. ___ 32-3 Broraoline will positively cure a cold in 34 hours. No core, no pay, 35 •‘cuts. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Gliphant, r 36—tf Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy can always be depended upon and is pleasant aud safe to take. Sold bf J. R. Adams & Son. d One of onr old widower friends gave us the nudge the other day and a sly wink, lie will shortly leave on a short visit and upon his return will bring with him a bride. The persou who disturbed the congregation last Sunday by coughing, is requested to call on J. R. Adams & Sou and get a bottle of Foley’s Honey and Tar, which always gives relief. d Squire Rumble add John Helsley of Rumble, wertf in town Alonday ou business. Mr. Helsley was recently appointed constable of Logan township and came in to have his bond approved by the county clerk. The- Cumberland Presbyterian Sunday school will '"hold their anuual Christmas entertainment next Monday evening. A beautiful and entertaining ^uitatta will be rendered by the children of the school. Admission, ten cents.

The following is the expenses of the November terra of the Pike circuit epurt: Expense of jury . ...$56866 Miscellaneous expense . ... 22 G© Expense of NiUltts .. . .. .. Iu5 75 Expense of sheriff. .. __ S3 90 Expense of clerk.. T5 65 Total expense .$650 35 Remember that the Democrat office is headquarters for all classes of printing. We make a specialty of all classes of stationary for business men and hare the newest and latest designs of type to select your work from. We have a firstelass grade of stock. Business meu all use our line of goods. Call and see samples of work. The Eastern Star lodge at its last regiilar meeting elected the following officers to serve for the eotniug year: Matron. Mrs. Maggie Demurabrom. Associate Matron, Mrs. F. J. Pattersou. Patrou, Dr. E. G. Burlingame. Conductress, Mrs. W. 8. Rader. Associate Conductress, Nellie Evans. Treasurer, Mrs. George E. King. Secretary, Florence Capehart. “Why don’t you run a newspaper like that?” a merchant said to a reporter the other day, throwing out a Chicago daily. “For the same reason that you don’t run a store like that,” the reporter replied, turning to a full page advertisement of a Chicago house, showing a twelve story building. The merchant looked attentively at the picture a moment and said, “I never looked at it in that way before.”—Ex. According to the annual report of the insurance detriment of State Auditor Daily's office, which has just beeu issued, the people of ludiaua have paid in premiums during the year ending June 30,1888, to life, fire, accident and other classes of insurance companies which are incorporated uutler the laws of other states anth foreign countries, $8,179,341.93. This does net include premiums paid to assessment and fraternal associations doing business in this state or several companies operating under special charters granted prior to the adoption of the present constitution, which make no report to this department. The town trustees are trying an experiment and should it prove a success will proceed at once to gravel all the streets 'f Petersburg, They have at a cost of about sixty dollars graveled one square on Depot street. The gravel t was put on to a depth | of from fourteen to twenty-four inches,and 1 so far during the muddy season it is holding | up well. It is expected.that the gravel will | pack down in the course of two or three j weeks, when a better idea of the road cau i be had. The council has also graveled two j or three squares on Jasper avenue. Trustee . Johnson of Washington township, is also ! experimenting with the river gravel on the : Washington road, havtug completed nearly a mile of road. It is to be hoped that it | will prove a success and exert street and

Removal sale at the New York store. John Braden of Otwell, was in town last Saturday on business. Gents’ Oxford mufflers, all colors, see them, at Star Clothing (louse. H. H. Tislow, jeweler and watchmaker Petersburg. All work guaranteed. 28* Fine initial silk handkerchiefs 25 cents and upward, at Star Clothing House. Miss Nora Heath of Clay City, this state, will be the guest of Miss Victoria Snyder during the holidays. Uncle James Barker, Madison township, one of Pike county’s respected citizens, is still quite ill at his home. All men’s, ladies’ and children’s under, wear will be marked down 15 per cent lower at the New York store. Don’t forget that the New York store is making special prices ou boots, shoes and Arctics in order to reduce the stock before removal. _ Quinoria is guaranteed to cure chills, fever and all malarial disorders. No cure, no pay. For sale by Paul Bros, and Bergen and Oliphant. 36-tf

Cake walk given at the A. M. E. church Monday evening, December '26th, at half past eight o’clock. Come everybody. Admission, adults, 20cents;children, 15cents. Christmas sermon at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. Subject: “The Mission of Jesus as a Man.’’ Popular sermon in the eveniug: “The Watchmau’s Call from Zion’s Uill.” If you have a visitor, any one sick in your family, or going away on a visit, send a note to this office saying so. Your friends want to know such things, and watch the Democrat for it. Rev. Grant Shafer of Oatsville, Indiana, | will deliver a sermon at Lemon's church on ! Christmas night. He has preached here before and shows the ability to become a bright and shiniug light in his profession.— Lemington item. The county clerk has issued, marriage licenses to the following persons during the past week: , . William Teague and Louisa Abbott. Marcell us Rob ling and Luma MeCafferty. William II. Eilert and Rosina C. Egbert. John Hun ley and Celia Fairchild. Adjic J. Scales and Anna Hargrave. Pains in the chest when a person has a cold indicate a tendency toward pueumonia. A piece of flannel datu[>e«etl with Ohauil>erlain’s Pain Balm and bound on to the chest over the seat of pain will promptly relieve the pain and prevent the threatened attack of pneumonia. This same treatment will cure a lame buck in a few hours. Sold by J. R. Adams & Son. d When your subscription expires for your “city paper,” you call at the p»>stoffice and send iu another $1, which is a good wav to do. But why not do so with your home paper? Because the editor knows that you are “good for it,” is no reason yon should want him to wait longer than a year for #1. A man that can’t save $1 in 365 days to I pay for his county paper is a disgrace to his family. Any man can do it.

It is stated by officials of the proposed Black Diauioud railroad that a New York syndicate has offered to furnish the $40,000,000 necessary to construct the line from Chicago to Port Royal, South Carolina. They say, however, the English capitalists who took the initiative will be given the refusal of the securities. Colouel Boone, one of the promoters, said to a Post reporter | that the road wants to eater Cincinnati ou | an elevated track.—Cincinnati Post. The question of building a bridge across White river has long been agitated by The | Democrat ir agaiu being revived. Said a | business man to our reporter the other day, I ‘*1 would willingly give $500 to have a bridge across White riv*»r. The town draws a large patronage from Knox county, aud with a bridge over the river the trade to Petersburg merchants would more than treble the first year. lu fact. I believe that it wouki pay the busmen men to build the bridge." That is the voice of a number of ; business u»en regarding the trade from Knox county. It would br;ng thousands of dollars to this citv each year. Talk the matter up and build a bridge. It is more than likely that a system of water works will be the next thing for Petersburg. There are a number of enteri prising citizens of Petersburg who are ready j to invest in such an enterprise or who stand ! ready to help the town put iu such a system, j (t would be a great advantage to the eiti- | sens to have a system in this city in more ways than one. Should a system be put in : one of the requirements that ought to be I exacted from the company would be to I furnish water from deep wells. A pure | supply of water should be furnished. Another thing that should be looked after before any franchise is granted to any company by the council it a fixed rate ol charges for consumers. No blanket franchise should be granted any company,either

PIKE COUNTY ITEMS. News Gathered by 0«r Correspondents from Various Parts^jof Pike County for the Democrat’s Headers.

four Friends, Where and What they Are Bolus? at Preseut. Brief X««| Items £ raph{rally Portraje4—Sea< la Your Items. iArthur Items. j > The Fleener & Bottoms milling company of Arthur, is running full time again. Miss Eva Burchfield has just recovered j from a severe illness. Benjamin C. Dayton of Daviess county. I has been visiting friends and relatives here j the past week. The diphtheria scare is OTer at present. Skating is a thing of the past since the recent thaw. Key. McCarty of Crawford county, is helping Rev( Kerr hold a series of meetings at Mt. Zion church. William H. Dayton has returned from Knox county, where he has been at work for the past month. A great many of our people are talking of spending Xmas at Evansville. Greene Parrott made a business trip to Petersburg on Friday of last week. Farmers are about done husking corn for this year. The Arthur school will give a pie supper in the near future. S Elder Marion Kays preached at Arthur church last Sunday. Elder A. B. Dayton has just returned from a visit to Daviess county. T. J. Fleecer, our merchant, has brought on the finest stock of Christmas candies ever seen in our town. Mrs. J. B. Johnson of Clay county, is here visiting her father and mother,Richard and Nancy Burchfield.

The mumps are spreading very fast m our cotnraunitv. Arthur Johnson says it is a boy and has j named him Dewev. D. C. Barrett is slowly recovering from a severe illness. Miss Lizzie Pollock has just returned | from Chicago, where she has been for the! past six mouths. To whom it may concern: It would be a j I wise thing not to cut any more lines,saddles j | and bridles while meeting is going on. Free silver is still alive in old Patokaand j I will in 1900 roll up a big majority for W.J. j | Bryan. Not eight years ago land sold i from #30 to #50 per acre, but now what j does it sell at? Nothing but the small sum of from #15 to #20 per acre and is very dear at that; and it is nothing but the single gold standard that has done it. It has brought the price of wheat down from j #1.35 per bushel to 60 cents; has brought ! the price of clover seed down from #5 to #3.50; the price of hay from #12 to #6 per j ton; hogs down from 6 cents to 3 cents per j pound; sheep from 7 cents to 8 cents per pound; cattle from 7 and 8 cents to 34nd j 4 cents. It has made many men mortgage i their farms that were once prospering, and i now they can hardly pay their taxes and j the iuterest on their debts, It has brought the price paid to farm laborers down from j#l to 50 cents per day. Voters, these are facts, and should be given careful study. Just think of the many unemployed men that are hunting for work, and some of them are having to beg to keep from atarvI tug; we know this to be true, for there are men who are in this condition in our own . community. Citizens and voters, the Chij cago platform of 1896. is the only true platform for the poor class of people. It is against the uniting of trusts, corporations, ! capitalists and monopolists, and of special i privileges to none or a few. It wishes to grant them to all or none, and does not | favor English capitalists or syndicates. 1 The money power med to down this platI form in 1896 but failed, and it k> growing and taking root in the heart of every true i Au ertcan citizen that loves the freedom of ■independence given and allowed by the constitution of this great and noble republic. the United Spates of America, Tim {platform of 1896 will be re-adopted in 1900,

and will uot be bought over by the gold syndicates, but will stand by the people, for the people and with .the people, and will lift the heavy yoke of oppression from off Die farmers aud laboring classes. Voters, let us all unite and help this noble and just caus^ through unto victory ami reform, for if we do uot we are lost beyond all redemption, as we see and feel the cables of the gold standard and of bondage and servitude drawn closer around us, and labor will soon be crushed to the earth never to raise again. This must and cannot be, for the farmer feeds the whole of the people, amWwhen he is ruined by this monster, the gold standard. the suffering cannot be realised that it will cause. The farmer must get a price for what he raises so that he can live himself and have some mouey to pay his debts. Dear-voters and all loyal citizens of America, and lovers of liberty and union now and forever, one and inseparable, consider this aud resolve so be a great help in the J cause of right and freedom, one and all, and we will gaiu the battle in 1900 for free silver and refdrm. Otwell Items. R. M. Craig is a^happy father—a girl baby. Miss Anna Bird of Oakland City, is visiting the family of A. J. West. Kerr Traylor and Frank Bet* of Jasper, were in Otwell last Saturday. State of Indiana vs. Pompey Armstrong, assault with intent, was tried by Squire Boyd last Saturday. Lawrence Grim on behalf of the state, and Fred Chappell for the defense. The defendant was recognized to court. V. R. Greene of Petersburg, was in town last Saturday. Mrs. Warner Smoot of Washington, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Emma Craig. The protracted meeting is still in progress, doing much good. John Paul, who has been in the South for several mouths, returned Monday. Mrs. Alonzo Martin of Winslow, was quite seriously injured last Sunday by a fall._ Mrs. Elizabeth Seebren of Princeton, was granted a pension last week. She formerly resided in this city. Christmas exercises will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 in all the departments of the Petersburg schools. William Rodi'nielreturned Tuesday from St. Louis, where he has been attending the horse sales for the past week. J. B. Hoover of Greencastle, was here this week attending the funeral of his father, who lived iii Logan township, j The city schools will close today for a week's vacation on account of the holidays, and will resume on Monday following New Years.

Mrs. R. E. Gladish left Tuesday afternoon for Trenton, Tennessee, where she will join her husband- They will spend the winter in the Sonth. The high school of Petersburg has subscribed for the following periodicals: The Outlook, Scientific American, Cosmopolitan Magazine ami the Muneie Magazine. Ool. VV. A. Oliphant of this place, who operates a targe Souring mill at Danville. Illinois, last week secured a contract with the government to furnish flour for the soldiers' home situated near that city. A big fight took place at the Carbon mines in Patoka township, Tuesday about noon. Three brothers named Devine jumped onto a miner employed in the mines and gave him a terrible beating. Sheriff Ridgwav was notified by telegraph and went at once to Carbon but the men had skipped.* The Masonic lodge of this city elected the following officers last Tuesday night: Worshipful Master, I. H. Lamar. Senior Warden, E.J^Hfhriingame, Junior Warden, W. D. Curl). Secretary, John Hammond. Treasurer, George Goodrid, Trustee. G. J. Nichols. Tyler, P. K. Hsu ring,

Commissioners S. W. Chappell, J. W, i Thomas and F. ft. Bilderbaek, appointed j by the Pike circuit court to divide the land / l involved in the Fordice-LJoyd case,flnfehrdr 1 their work and returned home Saturdays ' They are clever gentlemen and handled the\ 1 division of this large tract of land in a | satisfactory manner and have made their report to the court to which their appoint* mentis due.—Shoals News. a 1 The per capita per annum for educating children in the common schools of Indiana is, according to a recent report of the state I superintendent of public instruction, $8, but in the rural districts where the attend* ! anee at the schools is small, the expense greatly exceeds that sum. In 2,0Q0 schools with an average attendance of less than twenty, the average cost is |24.22 a pupil; j in 1,000 schools with an attendance of less i than fifteen, the cost is $21.50; in 500 schools with an attendance of less than ten, the eoet is $38.10, and in thirty-fire schools .with an attendance of less than five tb#average cost for each pupil is ffi&Afe SHI